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IDENTITY

míngname; famous

HSK 1Top 80

CORE MEANING

name; famous

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.nameHSK1
  2. 2.famousHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
mouth radical (kǒu)
strokes
6
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱夕口
    • evening; calling out a name in the dark
    • mouth; the name you call out

USAGE

Common words

名字míngziname
有名yǒumíngfamous
报名bàomíngto sign up

Graded examples

  • 我的名字叫李明。Wǒ de míngzi jiào Lǐ Míng.HSK1

    My name is Li Ming.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

In the evening (夕) you call out (口) a name.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#80
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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